Isaiah 12:1
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A Song of Praise
12 On that day you will say:
“I will give thanks to you, Lord,
although you were angry with me.
Your anger has turned away,
and you have comforted me.(A)
Isaiah 49:13
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13 Shout for joy, you heavens!(A)
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted his people,(B)
and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.(C)
Isaiah 51:3
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3 For the Lord will comfort Zion;(A)
he will comfort all her waste places,
and he will make her wilderness like Eden,(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.
Isaiah 51:12
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12 I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,(A)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?(B)
Isaiah 52:9
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9 Be joyful, rejoice together,
you ruins of Jerusalem!(A)
For the Lord has comforted his people;(B)
he has redeemed Jerusalem.
Isaiah 61:2
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2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,(A)
and the day of our God’s vengeance;(B)
to comfort(C) all who mourn,
Isaiah 66:13
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13 As a mother comforts her son,
so I will comfort you,(A)
and you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 31:10-14
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10 Nations, hear the word of the Lord,
and tell it among the far off coasts and islands!(A)
Say, “The one who scattered Israel will gather him.(B)
He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,
11 for the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and redeemed him from the power of one stronger than he.”(C)
12 They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;(D)
they will be radiant with joy(E)
because of the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,(F)
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.
13 Then the young women will rejoice with dancing,
while young and old men rejoice together.
I will turn their mourning into joy,(G)
give them consolation,
and bring happiness out of grief.
14 I will refresh the priests with an abundance,[a](H)
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Footnotes
- 31:14 Lit fatness
Zephaniah 3:14-17
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14 Sing for joy, Daughter Zion;
shout loudly, Israel!
Be glad and celebrate with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has removed your punishment;
he has turned back your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is among you;
you need no longer fear harm.
16 On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.(A)
17 The Lord your God is among you,
a warrior(B) who saves.
He will rejoice over you(C) with gladness.
He will be quiet[a] in his love.
He will delight in you with singing.”(D)
Footnotes
- 3:17 LXX, Syr read He will renew you
2 Corinthians 1:4
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4 He comforts us in all our affliction,[a] so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
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- 1:4 Or trouble, or tribulation, or trials, or oppression
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